Match Thread Everton V Southampton 3pm Monday 2nd January

[Efcjake]

Coleman can really cross a ball

Sadly what happens when you don't play any creative players in the line up. Would help if Coleman could cross a ball as well.

Coleman just smash across it ffs.

Wow, Seamus is a great player.

Coleman is probably my favourite player this season but god am I tired of his crappy floaty crosses!

He is yes, crossing aside.

I know Coleman works hard for the team and is a leader but my lord he is Dreadful at crossing, just dreadful

He wasted a couple of chances to cross. All these weak cross why?

There is a free agent I know who is available lads.

 

[flibbyflob]

YAWN

 

[TheBigIguana]

They got into the game because they figured pressing us would cause us to go long and Lukaku wouldn't keep it to relieve the pressure. Last 15 minutes it has worked

 

[Tubey]

Too much ponderous sideways passing and baines just standing there every time he gets the ball and letting the defence set is frustrating.

Because the movement up front and the ability to retain the ball in advanced areas simply do not exist.

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

Barkley is crap at taking corners but still doing it.

Awful. Such a waste.

 

[Blue Cheese]

There is a free agent I know who is available lads.

But I said he was a good player, so you're way off the mark. His crossing has been poor yeah, nothing to see here.

 

[Joey66]

The good: Baines, Mori, Lukaku, Barkley, Davies and Mirallas
The hit or miss: Gueye, Joel, Williams and Coleman
The invisible: Aaron Lennon (forgot he was starting for a while)

KM greedy on that shot when Lukaku was unmarked!
So that's not good also we started without a left winger CL looked good along side Lakaku the KM replaces him on the left wing been better than Lennon , but that's not hard is it?
Why start with two up top the reverse it via injury Km can play alongside Lukaku can't he ??

 

[Wat Tyler]

There is a free agent I know who is available lads.

Would rather have the fish, at least he gets on the end of things.

 

[johnjoeefc]

We need to bring on barry for Gueye I think. Gana looks a bit knackered and his passing hasn't been good enough today

 

[bluenorthwarrior]

Soton like half the league have got the 4 defenders and 5 midfielders occupying their defensive 30 yards whenever we have it. Makes them solid and zero space for us hence the side to side. Not a criticism of them, it works, but makes for a very dreary game when we don't have a player who has that magic in boots to find a yard that isn't there.

 

[cronullasharks]

Because the movement up front and the ability to retain the ball in advanced areas simply do not exist.

Yep, every single play you can see 5 minutes in advance

 

[welshtoffee]

Well that was not very impressive, Southampton look dangerous on the counter-attack

 

[BlueToff]

after that scrappy opening (due to injuries) it was decent for 20 minutes. We moved it nicely and Barkley was running it.

As usual though, one chance (the disallowed goal) for them on the counter and we fall apart and drop off a bit - basically take the foot off the pedal for the last 15 minutes of the half and are lucky that Rodriguez didn't hit the target.

Robles and Mori predictably dodgy. Coleman getting forward well but his crossing is awful.

 

[Merseyzig]

Funes Mori is the only footballer I know who plays looking lime he's riding a bucking bronco.

Looking decent at times but they look dangerous on the counter.

 

[Saint Domingo]

We need to bring on barry for Gueye I think. Gana looks a bit knackered and his passing hasn't been good enough today

A knackered Gueye is still more energetic than Barry. Leave the Grandad on the bench.